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By Gavin P (778) on 21 Nov 2014

A pretty good look at what it means to be an elder Aboriginal in modern Australia…

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By David James (58) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 10 Oct 2014

Charlie's Country is a more than worthy piece of cinema, firmly anchored by David Gulpilil's magnetic lead performance…

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By Michael D (2,363) on 30 Sep 2014

Gullipul is extraordinary here in what is essential a self portrayal…

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By Wayne M (365) on 20 Sep 2014

David Gulpilil is superb as Charlie, an aging indigenous Territorian who is torn between the despair of modern life and the pull of traditional…

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By Jason Gorber (520) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 07 Sep 2014

Charlie's Country comes across as far more than some tourist destination, we are invited into his land to experience the highs and lows of…

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By Steve P (906) on 10 Aug 2014

Very long but powerful and haunting portrayal of an Australian indigenous ordeal…

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By Dane T (287) on 10 Aug 2014

Very long but powerful and haunting portrayal of an Australian indigenous ordeal…

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By Gavin S (642) on 29 Jul 2014

An astounding and touching film which really touches on aboriginal disadvantage, explaining how 'grog' can become apart of their culture and…

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By Sam H (392) on 25 Jul 2014

You can almost touch the point where viewer meets viewed, where the western eye meets other…

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By Jason Di Rosso (253) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 23 Jul 2014

There's no denying the power behind this confronting story…

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By Evan Williams (98) for The Australian (781) on 22 Jul 2014

Whatever his [Gulpilil] motives, he has given us an unforgettable film, beautifully made, at times unbearably sad, but tinged with an unquenchable…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 17 Jul 2014

Writer/director Rolf de Heer has gone on record about how he made the film to help a poor, decrepit, ageing Gulpilil get back on track and…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 16 Jul 2014

Not a second is spared for self-indulgence. However, there is an element of self-preservation to the entire production…

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By Paul Byrnes (441) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 16 Jul 2014

These films are a powerful window on Aboriginal culture, made as a collaboration, rather than by a helicopter director…

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By Damien Straker (239) for Impulse Gamer (252) on 14 Jul 2014

Charlie's Country has a lived-in lead performance, complimented by clean photography, but does the film's love for its central character diminish…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 13 Jul 2014

It's de Heer's triumph…

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By Tom D (1,091) on 13 Jul 2014

This won't be to everyone's taste because it moves to the rhythms of bush life, but it features an outstanding performance by David Gulpilil…

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By Tom Clift (226) for Concrete Playground (635) on 12 Jul 2014

De Heer's slow narrative defies traditional arcing, the rewarding if occasionally directionless sense of realism enhanced by his naturalistic…

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By Kellie C (25) on 08 Jul 2014

Great. Marvellous. This is an honest film that deserves to be in many top 10s…

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